The students exchanged glances and then silently put away the cards.

Ye Ming showed a satisfied smile and continued, "To enter the Horror Game under the protection mechanism, you not only need to verify your identity but also register a game alias."

As he spoke, he pulled down a screen.

On it, a list of names was displayed.

"These are the recent rankings of players from Jinzhou in the Horror Game's instance performance leaderboard."

"You can all take a look."

Everyone's eyes turned to the screen, and soon, a buzz of discussion arose.

"The top-ranked 'Ghost Slayer' in Jinzhou lives up to his name, being a bane to ghosts. He navigates the Horror Game with ease, as if it's child's play."

"He has completed 15 instances, including two B-level, three C-level, and the rest below D-level, with a player level of 20."

"Ranked second is 'Dizang,' who has completed 13 instances, including one B-level, two C-level, and the rest below D-level, with a player level of 17."

"Ranked third..."

Qin Nuo yawned, checked the time, and thought he had heard enough of the nonsense. His sister might already be home by now.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, he unexpectedly saw a familiar name on the leaderboard.

"Ranked tenth, player 'Phantom.' Although ranked tenth, his strength is even more unfathomable than the top-ranked Ghost Slayer."

"His player level is only 2, and online records show he has completed only one D-level instance."

"But he has an unparalleled record, achieving a score of 16.0 in that instance!"

"A 16.0 score might not mean much to everyone, so let me put it simply: it has never appeared in Jinzhou before."

"And in the Dragon Country, fewer than ten people have reached this score!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes were astonished as they focused on the name Phantom.

Ye Ming's eyes also gleamed with intense interest.

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Many teams are now discussing this Phantom.

They all want to uncover his true identity and recruit him.

Even the Ghost Slayer, despite giving his all in a D-level instance, never achieved a 16.0 score.

This shows how mysterious Phantom is!

Recruiting him would be like acquiring unimaginable wealth!

Qin Nuo didn't know whether to feel happy or speechless.

Just because of a 16.0 score, he ended up on the list.

"I hope this list won't attract too much attention."

"But even if it does, who would know it's me?"

With this thought, Qin Nuo stood up and said, "Teacher, if there's nothing important, I'll head back first."

Ye Ming replied, "What I'm talking about now is important."

"Is that so? But to my ears, it's just a bunch of nonsense some capitalists deliberately say for marketing."

Qin Nuo's casual words made Ye Ming frown, his gaze gradually turning sharp.

Qin Nuo ignored him and walked straight out the door.

"Hey, Qin, wait for me!" Tang Ming quickly followed.

With someone leading the way, the other students also got up, greeted Ye Ming, and left one after another.

Despite Ye Ming's lengthy speech, the students instinctively remained content with their current situation.

As for the horror curse or whatever, it's a matter of probability. If they were truly unlucky enough to encounter it, they'd figure out a solution then.

After the students left, Ye Ming put away the sharpness in his eyes.

No matter.

His goal had been achieved.

As he organized the files on the desk, his face suddenly twitched.

Then, his right cheek tore open, revealing a dead fish-like eye.

"I told you not to come out randomly, didn't I?"

"Even in the real world, if Half-Ghosts meet, a hunt will occur. Are you trying to get me killed?"

Ye Ming said coldly.

"I sensed the presence of my kind." The hoarse voice was filled with intense greed.

Ye Ming was taken aback, then his expression changed.

"Are you saying there's a Half-Ghost among those students?"

"And it's injured, so I can devour it."

The voice inside him trembled, like an addict, frantically saying, "Can you kill all those students? It's definitely among them!"

"If too many die, I'll be in big trouble!" Ye Ming replied coldly.

"Find it! Find it! I'm starving!!" The ghost inside him ignored him, its desires fully aroused, frantically urging.

Ye Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, it can't escape. I have a way to find that little ghost hiding the ghost."

As he spoke, his tongue, like a snake's, licked his lips, and his eyes shone with a sharp, snake-like gleam.

...

Meanwhile.

Qin Nuo boarded the bus.

The Blood-Eyed Ghost suddenly spoke, "I felt very uncomfortable in that place just now."

"You mean your kind?" Qin Nuo asked.

"I sensed it, and it sensed me," the Blood-Eyed Ghost replied.

"So what? When you meet in the real world, shouldn't you feel a sense of camaraderie like fellow countrymen abroad?" Qin Nuo joked.

"Or did it eat you?"

The Blood-Eyed Ghost fell silent.

Qin Nuo's smile suddenly disappeared. "No way?"

"Half-Ghosts are naturally in a hunting relationship."

"Half-Ghosts are a special existence, between humans and ghosts. If two Half-Ghosts hunt each other, they can gain significant benefits and greatly enhance their strength," the Blood-Eyed Ghost explained.

"You better be careful. It definitely won't let it go."

"You can't beat it?" Qin Nuo asked.

"It saw that I was injured, so it dared to target me."

In other words, it couldn't win.

Qin Nuo frowned.

This was a bit troublesome.

In the real world, he couldn't use any skills or ghost creatures; his only reliance was the Blood-Eyed Ghost.

"But if I open the third eye, it would be my dessert," the Blood-Eyed Ghost added.

"How can you accelerate your recovery?" Qin Nuo asked directly.

"Food."

"Meat of Taisui?"

"That stuff is just tasty, it can't restore power!" the Blood-Eyed Ghost said.

After a pause, it continued, "Find ingredients similar to Ingredient No. 8, but not as terrifying, I can't absorb it."

"That restaurant you went to before definitely has the ingredients I want," the Blood-Eyed Ghost said.

Qin Nuo looked out the window, then withdrew his gaze after a moment. "Got it, I'll get it for you as soon as possible."

Originally, Qin Nuo didn't want to enter the Horror World so soon.

But now it seemed he had no choice.

He thought that throwing out the Phantom identity would confuse everyone and avoid many troubles.

But the reality was, besides the Horror World, the real world also had various dangers.

In fact, these Half-Ghosts might be even more dangerous than the ghosts in the Horror World!

Being cautious is never wrong.

Sometimes, a seemingly insignificant hidden danger could push you to the brink.

Moreover, if they came looking, his sister would also be in danger...